Yeah, really. The Byonics GPS4 (high altitude) is only a few bucks more than the GPS2.
But it's their payload.
Andrew KA2DDO
> From: ve7gdh at rac.ca> To: aprssig at tapr.org> Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:16:59 -0700
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Balloon Launch Thursday maybe 10 AM
>> Bob WB4APR wrote...
>> > the payload costs $10,000 and we don’t want to lose it...
>> Hmmm... it seems that a $10,060 payload would have a GPS
> that worked at high altitude. I know it's their project, not yours,
> but it seems somewhat foolish to risk losing a pricey payload
> for the sake of saving a few dollars on the GPS receiver.
>> 73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH
> --
> "I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!"
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